The Indian team, which made a spectacular start in the ICC World Cup 2023, did not lose a single match until the final. It entered the final by winning all its 10 matches in the tournament. In such a situation, even the experts and fans believed that the Indian team would create history by winning the title.
The Indian team gave a tough competition to the 5-time champions Australia. In this match, the Indian team, led by Virat Kohli, appeared completely out of form. Both batting and bowling, along with fielding, the team performed very poorly.
Australia’s team defeated India in a one-sided contest in the final of the ICC World Cup. Team India had scored 240 runs on the back of KL Rahul and Virat Kohli’s half-century innings while batting first. In response, Australia achieved the target of victory by losing 4 wickets in 43 overs, thanks to Travis Head’s century innings. Australia clinched the World Cup title for the sixth time.
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After this, After the match ended, Indian captain Rohit Sharma appeared quite disappointed. Rohit Sharma, with tears in his eyes, walked towards the dressing room. tears started flowing from Siraj’s eyes. After Jasprit Bumrah, other players including Virat Kohli also started consoling him. This emotional video of Siraj has gone viral on social media. In the final, Siraj took one wicket by giving away 45 runs in 7 overs.
Virat becomes Player of the Tournament:
After the loss, Virat Kohli was seen being comforted by his wife Anushka Sharma, who hugged him. This could possibly be Virat’s last World Cup. However, he had a spectacular performance throughout the tournament. Virat scored the highest 765 runs in 11 matches. He was declared Player of the Tournament.
Rohit said that he only bats after winning the toss. The wicket was good for batting during the day. But we did not bat well.
